In its annual report for FY 2024-25 (ending March 31, 2025), Rico Auto Industries Limited announced that its R&D team has developed a paper-based friction material for clutch application. The company is the first in India to develop this material. It is being procured from overseas by competitors to make clutch frict

South Korea’s Guyoung Tech Co., Ltd. announced that it acquired an 81.61% stake in a US company, Car Tech, LLC, for Korean won (KRW) 10 billion (JPY 1.1 billion) and made it a subsidiary of the company. Guyoung Tech has its headquarters and a plant in Daegu Metropolitan City, as well as a production base in Yeongcheo

On July 21, multiple sources reported that the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed a preliminary investigation into 454,840 Nissan vehicles following a recall issued by the automaker in June. The probe, initiated in December 2023, focused on engine failures that led to loss of power

On July 1, Nissan North America announced it is recalling certain 2021-2024 Rogue, 2019-2020 Altima, 2019-2022 Infiniti QX50, and 2022 Infiniti QX55 vehicles equipped with 3-cylinder 1.5-liter or 4-cylinder 2.0-liter variable compression turbo (VC-Turbo) engines. The engine bearings may have manufacturing defects tha

On August 15, Stellantis cited safety achievements at its Etobicoke Casting Plant (ECP) in Ontario, Canada, and Kokomo Casting Plant (KCP) in Kokomo, Indiana, and ongoing investments to support Stellantis’ goal of 50% battery-electric vehicle sales in U.S. and Canada by 2030
•    Ebicoke Casting will receive CAD 34.0

South Korea’s INZI Display Co., Ltd. announced a plan to separate its automotive engine parts division to set up a new company tentatively named INZI Advanced Materials Technology as of October 1, 2024.
The South Korean company has headquarters in Ansan-si, Gyeonggi Province, and an automotive parts plant in Dangjin-

On December 15, the U.S. National Highway of Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) announced it will initiate a preliminary investigation into 454,840 Nissan Rogue (2021-2023), Altima (2019-2021), and Infiniti QX50 vehicles (2019-2021) over reports alleging engine failure that c

On August 8, six Ford customers filed a lawsuit in Detroit at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, seeking class-action status and alleging "a dangerous defect" has led to spontaneous explosive fires in certain hybrid vehicles built by Ford Motor Co. 
The lawsuit alleges that Ford’s proposed

Yuchai Group announced that Guangxi Yuchai Foundry Co., Ltd. (Yuchai Foundry), its subsidiary, participated in GIFA 2023, where main products such as cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts, and chassis parts were exhibited. Yuchai Foundry, a Yuchai Group wholly-owned subsidiary, mainly manufactures such product

On August 1, Stellantis announced that it will invest a total of USD 99 million in three North American plants for production of a new 1.6-liter, I-4 turbocharged unit with direct fuel injection and flexibility for hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) applications.
Based on a current Stellantis production engine in Europe,

On January 13, 2022, the all-new Honda Civic has officially been launched in Malaysia. The 11th-generation model, codenamed FE, has replaced the FC that remains popular to this day. This FE model discards the FC’s characteristic Solid Wing Face front bar and C-shaped tail lamps. It comes with a slimmer grille and hea

On March 23, Lanxess announced that in the manufacturing of transmission oil pans, polyamides offer numerous advantages over sheet steel or die-cast aluminium in terms of lightweight construction, cost-cutting functional integration and design flexibility. Polyamide 6 is also very well suited to the purpose, as is ev

On July 17, Spark Minda Group announced that during the quarter ended on March 31, 2020, it has won business worth INR 2,693 million for its Mechatronics Division.
For the two-wheeler segment it won business for INR 980 million for lock-set and INR 1,130 million for ASEAN companies. It has won business worth INR 330

On June 12, Chevrolet Performance announced that it is making its newly-developed LS427/570 engine available for special order.
As an enhanced version of the regular-production LS7 7.0-liter engine, it offers more horsepower, more torque and, a simpler wet-sump oiling system.
A new, high-lift camshaft developed speci

Rheinmetall informed that it has developed a multi-talented electrically driven oil pump. It can be employed as auxiliary for the I.C. engine as well as for different purposes within the powertrain including with today's electric motors. An electrically driven oil pump has three subsystems: pump, motor, and electroni

South Korea’s Kodaco Co. Ltd. signed a contract on the supply of engine parts to Hyundai’s North American plant from its Mexican subsidiary, MKDC S.A. DE C.V. Under the deal, the company is expecting to generate sales of around Korean won (KRW) 65.4 billion (JPY 6.08 billion). The contract is valid from October 2020

On April 1, LANXESS informed that it is expanding the new polyamide 6 Durethan P product range with the addition of two highly reinforced material variants that can be used, among other things, as an economical alternative to polyamide 66 materials. Durethan BKV50PH2.0 and Durethan BKV60PH2.0EF have short glass fiber

On December 12, 2018, a subsidiary of Zhanjiang Deni Vehicle Parts Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Deni Carburetor Co., Ltd., held a ceremony to mark the start of the construction of a new plant. The subsidiary is going to build a 14,000-square-meter plant in the Industrial Park in Chinizhen, Huadu, Guangzhou, investing CNY 285

On November, 12, 2018, some local media reported that Huzhou Anda Auto Parts Co., Ltd. is now constructing a new plant for the development and intelligent manufacturing of the parts for new energy vehicles with an annual output of 1 million sets. The company plans to invest CNY 208 million in the project and the new

On September 9, Chevrolet presented its Colorado ZR2 Bison performance midsize truck.
The Bison is Chevrolet’s first collaboration with American Expedition Vehicles (AEV), a premium off-road aftermarket manufacturer and Jeep supplier.
For protection of undercarriage elements while driving over rocky, jagged terrain,